Last weekend, Taylor and I completed our second visa run to Hong Kong! I went into a lot more detail about what a "visa run" is and why we need to take them in the first Hong Kong post I wrote! You can read that HERE. The two of us headed to the Nanjing airport on Monday [...]

If you missed my last post, it was all about our first day exploring Beijing! You can read it HERE. Taylor and I had such a fun and relaxing day wondering around the city, but we were even more excited for our second day. Like most people, we have been dreaming about seeing the Great Wall [...]

Taylor and I just got back from a weekend trip to Beijing! As China residents, we've been dreaming about visiting this city together for a few months now. It's so close, yet so far! Taylor had visited Beijing maybe 4 or 5 times before on his own, but I only visited for a few hours [...]

Hello! I hope ya'll had a great week!! In my last post, I talked about how we visited a local park in Nanjing on our Monday afternoon off. Well today's post is all about what we did the very next day! If you didn't know, our weekends are Monday's and Tuesday's rather than the typical [...]

Good Morning! I wanted to hop on the blog and give a small update about Taylor and I. I mentioned before that we ended up staying in Nanjing for the Chinese National Holiday, which was exactly what we needed mentally. Taylor is back to his typical work schedule now, and we've been preparing for a [...]

Happy Chinese National Week! October 1st was the official National Day of the Peoples Republic of China, and the country has been celebrating all week long! Every year, the country shuts down in order to celebrate together. The holiday occurs right after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but every few years the two holidays blend together and [...]